First Car Stories

my first car was a vega station wagon.my dad had a repair shop .i ot suspended from school for smoking a joint,somone snitched me off,this was 1980 anyway i had to work at the shop .he was'nt about to let me lay around all week.i was working and learning and earning he paid because he belives a man should get paid for a days work.so l got this vega wagon for free.it had no engine(thats why it was free)it was a 4 speed.i dropped in a 327 i bought used out of a 64 vette he put in a 427.bet he's kicking himself now.paid 200 for it.i used mounts and headers from a v 8 monza.i traded my stock rearend for a 12 bolt just for switching them out.i flogged that thing until the doors wouldn't shut anymore.then pulled the engine and pot it in another chevy that i traded for a 70 road runner been mopar since